Shell
Haunting Transformation of Love
Lyrics
Changing things about me one by one
Undergoing gradual changes in oneself.
That's just what you do when you're in love
Typical behavior in the context of being in love.
I paint my face and bite my tongue
Engaging in self-expression and self-restraint.
Erase the person I once was
Eliminating the previous version of oneself.
Giving up on everything I am
Abandoning one's identity and characteristics.
Rip it out and hold it in my hands
Literally tearing something out and holding it.
I'm on the outside looking in
Feeling like an outsider looking at one's own life.
I wonder how I got here and when
Reflecting on the journey and questioning how it happened.
I'm so haunted
Experiencing persistent emotional distress.
Shell of the person I wanted to be
Becoming a mere shell of the desired self.
Stripped of all my hopes and
Deprived of aspirations and dreams.
Dream of the past when you weren't around
Remembering a time when the person causing distress wasn't present.
Before you came and hollowed me out
Feeling emptied and hollowed by someone's influence.
To only a body to only a shell
Reduced to a physical form, devoid of inner substance.
I barely remember my former self
Struggling to recall the former, authentic self.
So hollowed out I can't stand on my own
Emotionally and mentally drained to the point of instability.
Cut me down but tell me that you don't
Being cut down or criticized while denying the impact.
Numb to the way that I've been treated
Desensitized to mistreatment, unable to react.
Too weak to ever try and leave it
Too powerless to break free from a harmful situation.
Trim it back until there's nothing left
Reducing oneself until almost non-existent.
I ask myself is this the best it gets
Questioning if the current state is the best achievable.
I am so empty just a body
Feeling completely devoid of substance.
Maybe now you'll finally want me
Seeking validation from the person causing distress.
I'm so haunted
Continuing to be haunted by emotional turmoil.
Shell of the person I wanted to be
Remaining a hollow version of the intended self.
Stripped of all my hopes and
Deprived of optimism and aspirations.
Dream of a past when you weren't around
Recalling a time before the negative influence took hold.
Before you came and hollowed me out
Feeling emptied and hollowed by someone's influence (repeated).
To only a body to only a shell
Reduced to a physical form, devoid of inner substance (repeated).
I barely remember my former self
Struggling to recall the former, authentic self (repeated).
There's nothing left of me now
Complete absence of self now.
Since you came and gouged me out
Feeling gouged out and emotionally scarred.
I'm so haunted
Continuing to be haunted by emotional turmoil (repeated).
Shell of the person I wanted to be
Remaining a hollow version of the intended self (repeated).
Stripped of all my hopes and
Deprived of optimism and aspirations (repeated).
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